License Renewal and Nuclear Asset Management in the U'S'

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License Renewal and Nuclear Asset Management in
the U.S.

• Garry G. Young, P.E.
• Group Manager, License Renewal Services
• Entergy Nuclear, U.S.

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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
License Renewal is NOT
Life Extension
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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
License Renewal IS

• A regulatory process that allows continued
  operation if
• Plant safety is maintained,
• Environmental impact is addressed,
• Licensing fees are paid, and
• Owner decides to continue to operate

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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
What is the current status of license renewal?

• License renewal applications approved
• 35 nuclear units at 19 sites
• 34 of the U.S. nuclear fleet Done
• As of October 2005

• Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 2
• Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, 3
• Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1
• Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 2
• Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 4
• North Anna, Units 1 2
• Surry Units 1 2
• Peach Bottom, Units 2 3
• St. Lucie, Units 1 2
• Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1

• McGuire, Units 1 2
• Catawba, Units 1 2
• H. B. Robinson Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
• R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1
• V. C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1
• Dresden, Units 2 3
• Quad Cities, Units 1 2
• Farley, Units 1 2
• Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2
• D.C. Cook, Units 1 2

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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
What is the current status of license renewal?
License renewal applications in review 14
nuclear units at 8 sites 14 of the U.S.
nuclear fleet In review As of October 2005

• Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 3
• Millstone, Units 2 3
• Point Beach, Units 1 2
• Nine Mile Point, Units 1 2

• Brunswick, Units 1 2
• Monticello, Unit 1
• Palisades, Unit 1
• Oyster Creek, Unit 1

License renewal of all 104 licensed U.S. nuclear
plants is a distinct possibility!
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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
Regulatory Factor NRC Review Schedule for License
Renewal
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Status of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet
Where would the U.S. be without license
renewal? U.S. Nuclear Capacity - Impact of
License Renewal
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License Renewal and NAM
Where would Entergy be without license renewal?
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What does a typical project look like?
Project
License Renewal
for
Operating Nuclear Power Plants
Major Phases of License Renewal Project
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Engineering
License Renewal
NRC Review
Environmental Work
Application Prep.
Approval
18 to 24 months
6 months
22 to 30 months
Typical Cost and Schedule 10 to 20 million
and 4 to 5 years
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License Renewal and NAM
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License Renewal and NAM
Nuclear Electricity Production Costs
Source EUCG and Energy Velocity Updated 5/05
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License Renewal and NAM
Capacity Factor U.S. Average Nuclear Plant
Capacity Factors for 1982 - 2004
Source Energy Information Administration
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Safety Factor Number of Unusual Events Report to
the NRC

• Significant events (SEs) are those events that
  the NRC staff identifies for the
• PI Program as meeting one or more of the
  following criteria
• degradation of important safety equipment
• a major transient or an unexpected plant response
  to a transient
• degradation of fuel integrity, the primary
  coolant pressure boundary,
• or important associated structures
• a reactor trip with complications
• an unplanned release of radioactivity exceeding
  the technical
• specifications or regulations
• operation outside the technical specification
  limits
• other events considered significant

Source NRC Information Digest Updated 08/04
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Safety Factor U.S. Industrial Safety Accident Rate
Number of accidents resulting in lost work,
restricted work, or job transfer per 200,000
worker hours Sources World Association of
Nuclear Operators and Bureau of Labor and
Statistics - Updated 4/05
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Environmental Factor U.S. Sources of Emission
Free Electricity Generation
U.S. Sources of Emission
Free Electricity Generation
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration
(2004)
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Environmental Factor U.S. Electric Power Industry
Carbon Emissions
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Environmental Factor Nuclear Energy Prevents Air
Pollution Emissions (e.g., CO2 and NOx)

• U.S. nuclear plants prevent as much CO2 emissions
  as produced by 9.85 out of 10 U.S. passenger
  cars.

• U.S. nuclear plants prevent the same NOx
  emissions as produced by 4 out of 10 U.S.
  passenger cars.

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Socio-Economic Factor Public Opinion about
License Renewal
Bisconti Research, Inc. May 2005
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License Renewal and NAM
Nuclear Industry Yearly Power Uprates
(1977-2005 yearly power capacity increases)
Source NRC (SECY-05-098 Status Report on Power
Uprates). Last updated - July 2005
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Nuclear Industry Yearly Power Uprates
(1977-2005 cummulative power capacity increases)
Source NRC (SECY-04-104 Power Status Report on
Power Uprates, June 2004. Last updated July
2005 by NEI)
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License Renewal and NAM
Entergy Nuclear Power Uprates 460 MW(e)
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Conclusion

• The relatively low cost of license renewal in the
  U.S. is a positive factor in the decision to seek
  license renewal. When it is combined with
• regulatory factor
• socio-economic factor
• safety factor
• capacity factor
• environmental factor
• the decision to seek license renewal as part of a
  nuclear asset management strategy is affirmative
  for the majority of the U.S. fleet of nuclear
  power plants.

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